New techniques and developments in physiologic imaging of airways.
Recently, noninvasive imaging methods for assessing regional and individual airway responsiveness have been developed in animal models and applied to humans with obstructive lung disease. This article examines the technique of high-resolution CT scan and MR imaging and their applications to the imaging of airways.
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Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D016084:Bronchoconstriction / Q000502:physiology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*